Suspicious Employees Prevent Bank Robbery

July 9, 2002|Staff Reports

Davie — Alert bank employees thwarted a robbery Monday when they noticed a strange man in the parking lot and called police.

Employees of Sun Trust bank at 3117 University Blvd. in Davie noticed the man about 3:45 p.m. walking back and forth in the parking lot and staring through the front window. Suspicious, employees called police, FBI Special Agent Paul Russell said.

The man entered the bank about 4:15 p.m. and announced he had a gun and a bomb and announced a robbery. An employee told him police were on the way, and the man left and was seen walking north on University Drive, Russell said.

Witnesses described the robber as a black male in his early 20s with a thin moustache and about 5-feet-10 inches tall. He was dressed in blue jeans, blue checkered shirt and black shoes. Anyone with information should call the FBI at 305-944-9101.